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The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions
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The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions

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The Nocturnals, a Kids' Indie Next Winner, is a fun-filled chapter book adventure series about three unusual animals who solve unpredictable mysteries with friendship, teamwork, and humor. Perfect for fans of Humphrey and InvestiGators.

Animals are disappearing without a trace—and it’s up to Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin, and Bismark, a pint-sized sugar glider, to find out why. With the help of a gentle wombat, a jittery jerboa, a band of coyotes, and some silly bats, the Nocturnals journey to the depths of the earth and play a wacky, high-stakes game that will determine their survival.

GREAT FOR KIDS AGES 8-11
  • Blends unusual animals and science for STEAM readers!
  • Now an AR Quiz
  • Full-color illustrations at the start of each chapter
  • Bonus Book Content: Nonfiction Animal Glossary, Author Q&A, and Book Club Questions

Turnkey Activities for Librarians & Teachers
Complimentary printables on the book's website include:
Animal Mask Crafts, Bingo & Word Game Activities
Common Core Language Arts and Next Generation Science educator guides

READ ALL FOUR ADVENTURES WITH THE NOCTURNALS
In the second chapter book, The Ominous Eye, Dawn a serious fox, Tobin a sweet pangolin, and Bismark a pint-sized sugar glider investigate a sudden jolt that cracks the earth! They meet a mysterious reptile, a tuatara, who claims the beast who caused the crack may strike again. But can this tuatara be trusted? The Nocturnals team up with a fun array of forest animals to uncover the truth!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 19, 2016
ISBN9781944020019
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions
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Tracey Hecht

Tracey Hecht is a writer and entrepreneur who created The Nocturnals, the critically acclaimed middle grade and early reader series. The American Booksellers Association chose her first book, The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions, as a Kids’ Indie Next List pick. In addition, her Grow & Read early reader book, The Chestnut Challenge, was given a Mom’s Choice Gold Award. With the New York Public Library, she has also created a Read Aloud Writing Program that has since been conducted in hundreds of schools, libraries, and bookstores. Other books in the Nocturnals middle grade series include The Ominous Eye, The Fallen Star, and The Hidden Kingdom. Tracey currently splits her time between New York City and Oquossoc, Maine, with her husband and four children.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    Cute book for younger readers. I love that it had an animal glossary in the back of the book for readers that may not know what each animal is or looks like. There are quite a few animal names that I would not have known and one of the animals likes to use French phrases. People can use context clues to figure out what the animal means though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining book. The characters are delightful and kooky.Dawn (the red fox), Tobin (a pangolin), and Bismark (a sugar glider) work together as a brigade to solve the mystery of the disappearing nocturnal animals. Other nocturnals join in the hunt - Cora the sweet wombat, comical bats who love to tease Bismark, a jerboa, and some coyotes. They find themselves pitted against a group of crocodiles. Oh my! I just had to laugh over the names of the band of five crocodiles – Miss, Bee, Hay, Vee, and Orr.The personalities of the animals make the book so appealing. Dawn is quiet with a “take charge” personality and calm in a crisis, Tobin sweet and somewhat shy, and Bismark – oh Bismark! - boastful, flirtatious, hilarious, self-proclaimed “god amongst gliders”, yet lovable.New friends are made within this mixture of characters. Hopefully the other books in the series bring back not only the core group of friends – Dawn, Tobin, and Bismark – but also Cora, Ciro, Jerry, and even Boris. The book is educational and emphasizes the value of friendship. It also contains a glossary of animals (many I had never heard of), a Q&A with the author, and some cute illustrations at the beginning of each chapter.This is the perfect book for middle-grade children to read on their own. It also is a delightful read aloud book for younger children.The publisher provided me with a copy of this book. The review is strictly my opinion.

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